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take sides
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take the field(expression, idiom, meet, attack, challenge)
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take up the gauntlet(expression, idiom, meet, attack, challenge)
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talk game(expression, consider, dispute, deliberate, argue)
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tilt(verb, meet, attack, fight, challenge)
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to fight(verb, fight)
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toss around(expression, consider, dispute, deliberate, argue)
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traverse(verb, meet, attack, dispute, challenge)
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tug(verb, meet, attack, dispute, challenge)
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tussle(verb, meet, attack, fight, challenge)
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vary(argue, disagree, tangle, differ, wrangle)
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verbally fight(expression, dispute, cross, disagree, quarrel)
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wage war(verb, expression, meet, attack, fight)
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withstand(verb, meet, attack, dispute, challenge)
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wrestle(verb, meet, attack, fight, challenge)
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affront(verb, meet, attack, fight, combat)
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assail
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bang(verb, fight, conflict, disagree, quarrel)
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bang heads(verb, expression, fight, conflict, argue)
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